A Conservative Explains the Virtue of America
During the 20th century, as we faced the ravages of totalitarianism – wars, concentration camps, enslavement and death on a vast scale – we re-examined the principles and practices that kept our coun…
Islam and its Denial - Part VI
Andrew Sullivan describes the Republican Party as divided between two types of conservatives: “conservatives of doubt and conservatives of faith.” While his terms may not get the divide right – libe…
J’Accuse Kofi Annan
During the last half year, Kofi Annan has revived an old U.N. policy under a new label: Islamophobia. This is an absurd attempt to pre-empt the sudden criticism of radical Islam both in the Unite…
Three Card Mohammad
During the last decade Muslims have been involved in violence in virtually every corner of the world: Manhattan, Madrid, Israel, India, Russia, Holland, Nigeria, Sudan, Cyprus, Kosovo, Turkey, Saudi …
Islam and its Denial – Part II
A conservative gives up on liberal democracy After a heartening show of bravery by Iraqis voters, in the face of continuous terrorist attacks, some of our conservative friends are ready to surrender …
Blame the Russian Mob
A few weeks back my wife noticed an odd pattern. Three of the weekly crime shows on prime time TV found the criminals to be members of Russian immigrant crime families. Apparently, this is now the fa…
Fatwa issued against bin Laden
It is possible that this is good news. However, let’s consider the other possibilities. 1. This cleric is in Spain (or occupied Andalusia as Islamists think of it). The rules of a Muslim living i…
Islam and its Denial – Part III
Are we making progress in this war? Despite many achievements the main problem is not being addressed. Here’s the score card. We are reforming two countries by changing their governments. We have d…
Suggested reading
Yesterday’s article on the growth of Islamism in Germany was originally published in the Middle East Quarterly. The same issue also has an expose of Tablighi Jamaat , a Islamist sect that prom…
"It’s the result of foreign policy"
The blame-America first crowd claims that Islamic terrorism is the result of America’s foreign policy. However, the jihadists have been waging a religious war around the world and they have for som…
Hope: Real or Mirage?
It is important to appreciate the recent events in the Middle East starting with the Iraqi election. It doesn’t matter if you are for or against military action, if you believe this will solve the r…
Fighting for reason and liberty.
Ed Hudgins points to the importance of speaking out critically in the face of the horrors of foreign cultures, especially as these cultures are imported to America. “[I]t is imperative to discuss op…
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